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rheumatoid arthritis
noun
medical : a serious disease that continues to become worse over a long period of time and that causes the joints to become very painful, stiff, and swollen
Full Definition of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
: a usually chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints
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First Known Use of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
1859
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rheumatoid arthritis
noun
Medical Definition of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
: a usually chronic disease that is considered an autoimmune disease and is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints—abbreviation RA; called also atrophic arthritis; compare osteoarthritis
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